Video games lead to faster decisions that are no less accurate
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Gambling addictions • Sep 13 10
Cognitive scientists from the University of Rochester have discovered that playing action video games trains people to make the right decisions faster. The researchers…
UC Davis scientists find link between arthritis pain reliever and cardiovascular events
• Arthritis • • Heart • • Pain • Sep 13 10
A research team from the University of California, Davis and Peking University, China, has discovered a novel mechanism as to why the long-term, high-dosage…
How football playing robots have the future of artificial intelligence at their feet
• Public Health • Sep 13 10
The new Premier League season has begun and in Madrid the World Cup celebrations are barely over, yet according to research in WIREs Cognitive…
Brain stimulation can help partially paralyzed stroke patients regain use of their muscles
• Brain • • Stroke • Sep 13 10
Stroke patients who were left partially paralysed found that their condition improved after they received a simple and non-invasive method of brain stimulation, according…
Antibiotic appears safe for stroke patients and good companion for tPA
• Stroke • Sep 13 10
An antibiotic appears to be a safe treatment for stroke and a good companion therapy for tPA, the clot buster that is currently the…
Kids’ brain injuries from basketball may be rising
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Trauma & Injuries • Sep 13 10
Nearly 400,000 U.S. children and teenagers go to the emergency room for basketball-related injuries each year - with the number of concussions and other…
Female Athletes with Higher Estrogen Levels May Have Higher Injury Risk
• Endocrinology • • Trauma & Injuries • Sep 11 10
In female athletes with chronically higher estrogen levels, differences in the mechanical properties of tendons may lead to a higher risk of injury, according…
NYU researchers identify new neurological deficit behind lazy eye
• Eye / Vision Problems • Sep 11 10
Researchers at New York University’s Center for Neural Science have identified a new neurological deficit behind amblyopia, or “lazy eye.” Their findings, which appear…
Research shows unemployment programs lacking for people with disabilities
• Public Health • Sep 11 10
Federal programs to assist the unemployed are failing job seekers with disabilities, according to an investigation by Jean Hall and Kathy Parker of the…
A smart use for wisdom teeth: Making stem cells
• Dental Health • Sep 11 10
For most people, wisdom teeth are not much more than an annoyance that eventually needs to be removed. However, a new study appearing in…
Long life goes hand in hand with a firm grip
• Public Health • Sep 11 10
Seniors who can still give a firm handshake and walk at a brisk pace are likely to live longer than those who can’t, according…
FDA cracks down on 5 makers of e-cigarettes
• Drug Abuse • Sep 11 10
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent warnings to five makers of electronic cigarettes for marketing them illegally as stop-smoking aids and said on…
Risks of old, new diet drugs face U.S. scrutiny
• Drug News • Sep 11 10
The risks of a potential new diet pill and a 13-year-old weight-loss medicine face U.S. scrutiny next week as medical experts consider if the…
New warnings added to agents used in MRI tests
• Drug Abuse • Sep 10 10
New warnings of a potentially fatal skin disease will be added to labels for imaging drugs sold by Bayer, Covidien and GE Healthcare cautioning…
India not treating AIDS patients early: Global Fund
• AIDS/HIV • • Public Health • Sep 10 10
Thousands of AIDS patients in India are not receiving treatment on time, underscoring huge challenges the country faces as it combats the disease, the…
Overweight and obese make up majority in Ontario
• Obesity • • Public Health • Sep 10 10
New analysis of a landmark health survey by the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) shows that 70% of Ontario adults are either overweight…
Music on prescription could help treat emotional and physical pain
• Public Health • Sep 09 10
New research into how music conveys emotion could benefit the treatment of depression and the management of physical pain.
Using an innovative combination of…
Appetite Hormones May Predict Weight Regain after Dieting
• Dieting • Sep 09 10
Many people have experienced the frustration that comes with regaining weight that was lost from dieting. According to a new study accepted for publication…
Testing for Neurologic Disorders Expands at Mayo Clinic
• Neurology • Sep 09 10
Mayo Clinic unveiled a newly expanded, state-of-the-art neurophysiology laboratory on its Florida campus to provide additional services and care for more patients, many of…
New Dual Recognition Mechanism Discovered in Tuberculosis
• Infections • • Tuberculosis • Sep 09 10
One third of the world’s population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), which leads to tuberculosis (TB), a leading cause of death world-wide.…
Testosterone may drive aggressive takeovers: study
• Endocrinology • Sep 09 10
Younger chief executives with high testosterone levels may be more likely to try a hostile takeover - and to get burned in the attempt,…
Using chest compressions first just as successful as immediate defibrillation after cardiac arrest
• Heart • Sep 09 10
Chest compressions before defibrillation in patients with sudden cardiac arrest is equally successful as immediate treatment with an electrical defibrillator, according to a new…
Canada, US Immigrants Have Less Health Care Access Than Natives
• Public Health • Sep 08 10
In spite of Canada’s universal medical coverage, immigrants to that country have less access to health care than native-born Canadians for certain procedures,…
Detroit, Los Angeles most stressful US cities-poll
• Neurology • Sep 08 10
Detroit, Los Angeles and Cleveland are the most stressful cities in America, according to a new study.
“Detroit has a lot of things going…
Bigger low-birth-weight babies need extra iron too
• Children's Health • • Dieting • Sep 08 10
Babies at the larger end of the low-birth-weight spectrum are at risk of iron deficiency, and should get iron supplements, according to a…